Family Literacy Day is Tomorrow
Thursday January 27
This year’s Family Literacy Day theme is Play for Literacy. Play for Literacy includes all types of play that encourages literacy and numeracy- board games, card games ad word games are just a few of the fun activities that promote reading, spelling and numeracy.
Why Play?
Family Literacy Day is all about brushing up on your reading, writing and math skills, and learning in fun and different ways! There are many activities you can do to practice your literacy skills, such as following a recipe, reading a road map or playing a board game. Playing games is a great literacy activity for families because it creates a strong family bond, promotes language comprehension and improves reading skills.
Play for Literacy Activity Ideas:
Family Game Night
Turn off the TV and have a family game night! Let each person in the family choose a game to play- it could be a board game, card game or even charades. Extend the invitation to Grandma and Grandpa and other members of your family to play as well or turn it into a pyjama party.
Rhyming Bingo
Play a game of Bingo in which participants look for words on their game card that rhyme with the word being called. For example, if the word “float” is called, then players can mark words such as “boat”, “goat” or “oat” on their game cards. First one with a row wins.
Alphabet Loop
Organize an alphabetical scavenger hunt around your house. Ask your child (ren) to seek out items around the house that begin with each letter of the alphabet. If certain letters cannot be found, expand the search outside.
Get Moving!
Play an active game such as Simon Says, which not only improves physical activity, but also improves healthy brain development.
Deal Em’ Out
Card games like “Go Fish” help children learn to articulate sounds and improve their memory.
Daffy Dictionary
Choose a word from the dictionary and write it on a piece of paper with one correct definition, then make up two more definitions that are incorrect but sound like they might be accurate. See who can guess the correct definition.
Watch a Book
Set up a book and movie night for a book that has been read. Discuss the book and then watch the film version. What was different in the movie versus the book? What was enjoyed more, the book or the movie?
Cook or Bake Together
Following a recipe is a tasty way to practice reading and math. Get your family together to bake some cookies!
Remember to submit a ballot for Mr. Giffen's Read All About It and be included in the draw for various prizes.
For more ideas and interesting facts on Play, Literacy and Learning visit www.abc.literacy.ca
